The Bon Jovi Appr. Thread

jackhammer · 05-06-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mirrorball95

Bon Jovi is awful (IMO), but I must salute you for having the guts to post a Bon Jovi topic on here...

Why? They have just as much merit as any other Rock band whether they are liked or not. They write their own tunes, play their own music and still tour.

The Cat · 05-06-2009, 12:59 PM

If you were around and into music in 1985/86 you may apriciate that back then they were not bad at all, concidering there was not much music of its type in the mainstream, and im sure that a lot of bands today may not be as sucessful or even exist if Bon Jovi hadn't had the impact they did back then

PinkCigarette · 05-06-2009, 02:54 PM

YES, Bon Jovi! *cartwheels*

I am not fond of their new material but classic Bon Jovi is awesome.

Some of the best songs:

-Runaway
-You Give Love A Bad Name
-Wanted Dead or Alive
-Livin' on a Prayer
-Born to be my Baby
-Bad Medicine
-I'll Be There for You
-Keep the Faith
-Blaze of Glory

Howard the Duck · 08-12-2012, 05:53 AM

bump!

just got "Slippery when wet" and "New Jersey"

both not too shabby

Trollheart · 08-12-2012, 07:05 PM

BIG Bon Jovi fan (also Jon's and Richie's solo work) and love the latest releases, from Crush to Bounce to HAND and the Circle. IMO they just get better with every new album.

But, of course, that's just me.

GuitarHeroFan101 · 08-12-2012, 07:45 PM

Personally, my favorite songs by Bon Jovi would be Runaway,You Give Love A Bad Name,Wanted Dead or Alive,and Livin' On A Prayer. I have heard others, but these are just my favorites.

**Janszoon** · 08-12-2012, 07:49 PM

I appr. some of Bon Jovi's earlier singles but don't really appr. their later stuff.

Howard the Duck · 08-13-2012, 02:09 AM

I'll Be there For You

these five words I say to you

Salami · 08-13-2012, 05:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

BIG Bon Jovi fan (also Jon's and Richie's solo work) and love the latest releases, from Crush to Bounce to HAND and the Circle. IMO they just get better with every new album.

But, of course, that's just me.

x2

Of course, I got more interested in Richie and David Bryan which was more my thing, but my goodness Wanted Dead or Alive is so fun, everything off Keep the Faith is brilliant especially Dry County, which if sung by anyone else would probably have replaced "Imagine" in everyone's hearts, and of course Slippery When Wet doesn't pretend to be anything else. Soooo... of course Jon sounds horrible now, of course years of intensive screaming and cigarettes have made his voice more gravelly than Pat Buttram, and of course the albums have universal appeal to the simple and the masses. But shut up, that's GOOD and Bon Jovi has always been brilliant and has been more entertaining than any of the arty, experimental acts who've been given better reviews here.

Trollheart · 08-14-2012, 05:10 PM

I truly don't get all the hate for Bon Jovi. What is it about them that gets up people's noses so? The fact that they've made it big? The fact they stay safe and don't take chances? Though surely "Lost highway" was nothing else if not a big gamble, which could have alienated their fanbase?

I'm not just speaking as a blind fanboy either. I'm able to recognise, and prepared to admit when my favourite bands/artistes slip up. I'm a big Asia fan, but just recently wrote a damning critique of their latest album, suggesting them should call it a day. I'm a huge Marillion fan, with them since 82, but I also had to admit that I would never get into the album "Somewhere else".

But Bon Jovi have never yet released an album I would consider worth taking them to task over, questioning my loyalty, or even that made me think that was not so great (in recent times anyway: 7800 sort of sucked a lot of the time); to my mind, every album they've released has been a gem, and they've just got better with each new one. The last one, "The circle", is anything but a tired old band going through the motions. It's full of powerful, rocky anthems, politically-charged songs, and a ballad or two. Jon may not be Springsteen, but he's a great songwriter, excellent performer and to my mind his voice is as good now as it was at the height of Bon Jovi's fame.

I'm tired of people writing them off as "dad-rock", sneering without actually explaining what it is about them they're sneering at. Isn't a band who have been going now for over thirty years, and show no sign of "losing it", to be applauded? Or is that too much to ask?

Come on, guys: how about giving credit where it's due?

05-06-2009, 12:59 PM	#32 (permalink)
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05-06-2009, 02:54 PM	#33 (permalink)
PinkCigarette Chase for 28 Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 349	YES, Bon Jovi! cartwheels I am not fond of their new material but classic Bon Jovi is awesome. Some of the best songs: -Runaway -You Give Love A Bad Name -Wanted Dead or Alive -Livin' on a Prayer -Born to be my Baby -Bad Medicine -I'll Be There for You -Keep the Faith -Blaze of Glory __________________

08-12-2012, 07:05 PM	#35 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	BIG Bon Jovi fan (also Jon's and Richie's solo work) and love the latest releases, from Crush to Bounce to HAND and the Circle. IMO they just get better with every new album. But, of course, that's just me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-12-2012, 07:49 PM	#37 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	I appr. some of Bon Jovi's earlier singles but don't really appr. their later stuff. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

08-14-2012, 05:10 PM	#40 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,970	I truly don't get all the hate for Bon Jovi. What is it about them that gets up people's noses so? The fact that they've made it big? The fact they stay safe and don't take chances? Though surely "Lost highway" was nothing else if not a big gamble, which could have alienated their fanbase? I'm not just speaking as a blind fanboy either. I'm able to recognise, and prepared to admit when my favourite bands/artistes slip up. I'm a big Asia fan, but just recently wrote a damning critique of their latest album, suggesting them should call it a day. I'm a huge Marillion fan, with them since 82, but I also had to admit that I would never get into the album "Somewhere else". But Bon Jovi have never yet released an album I would consider worth taking them to task over, questioning my loyalty, or even that made me think that was not so great (in recent times anyway: 7800 sort of sucked a lot of the time); to my mind, every album they've released has been a gem, and they've just got better with each new one. The last one, "The circle", is anything but a tired old band going through the motions. It's full of powerful, rocky anthems, politically-charged songs, and a ballad or two. Jon may not be Springsteen, but he's a great songwriter, excellent performer and to my mind his voice is as good now as it was at the height of Bon Jovi's fame. I'm tired of people writing them off as "dad-rock", sneering without actually explaining what it is about them they're sneering at. Isn't a band who have been going now for over thirty years, and show no sign of "losing it", to be applauded? Or is that too much to ask? Come on, guys: how about giving credit where it's due? __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-12-2012, 07:45 PM	#36 (permalink)
GuitarHeroFan101 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 41	Personally, my favorite songs by Bon Jovi would be Runaway,You Give Love A Bad Name,Wanted Dead or Alive,and Livin' On A Prayer. I have heard others, but these are just my favorites.